Elspeth Huxley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elspeth Huxley

Kenyan writer

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1907

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1997

Profession: writer, biographer, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Elspeth Joscelin Huxley CBE (née Grant; 23 July 1907 – 10 January 1997) was an author, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser.
She wrote over 40 books, including her best-known lyrical books, The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard, based on her youth in a coffee farm in British Kenya.
Her husband, Gervas Huxley, was a grandson of Thomas Huxley and a cousin of Aldous Huxley.